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Email: We created a default mailbox for you when you signed up for your plan. You will not 

be able to send or receive mail yet, but you can edit your default mailbox, add more 

mailboxes, set up POP access to your account, and more.  

We will notify you as soon as your domain has completed propagation and become active. 

In the meantime, you can begin building your web site and familiarizing yourself with your 

Web Hosting features.  

While your domain is pending, you can view your web site using this temporary web 

address: http://hostingprod.com/@widgetdesigns.com (replace "widgetdesigns.com" 

with your own web address). 

When you receive email notification that your domain has become active, be sure to test all 

of your settings. Go to your web address at http://www.widgetdesigns.com (be sure to 

replace "widgetdesigns.com" with your own domain name) to be sure it displays either the 

"Under Construction" page we ve created for you or a home page you created yourself. 

Domain Locking and Private Domain Registration 

When you register a new domain through Yahoo!, you can take advantage of domain 

locking and the Private Domain Registration feature, enhancements we offer to help protect 

your domain and your privacy. 

Domain locking is a free security enhancement offered by Yahoo! to prevent unauthorized 

transfers of your domain to another registrar or web host by "locking" your domain name 

servers. When your domain is locked, you ll be substantially protected from unauthorized 

third parties who might try to misdirect your name servers (rerouting your site visitors to 

another site) or transfer your domain without your permission. You will also be unable to 

inadvertently make changes to your name servers that could prevent Yahoo! from hosting 

your domain services properly. 

Private Domain Registration, which you can add to your Web Hosting plan for an additional 

$0.75 per month, allows you to shield your personal information from unwanted solicitors 

by replacing your contact information in the public domain registration database with that of 

Yahoo! s Melbourne IT. This information is required with every domain registration; with 

Private Domain Registration, you can simply make it unavailable to the public.  

For more information about domain locking and Private Domain Registration, see our online 

help center at 

http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/domains/domaininfo/registrationinfo/

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Using a Domain You Already Own 

If you signed up for your plan using a domain name you registered elsewhere, you will need 

to redelegate your domain name. Redelegating simply means telling your domain registrar 

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